 ' are most of them old decayed serving men and tapsters, " ' and such kind of fellows ; and,' said I, ' their troops " ' are gentlemen's sons, younger sons, and persons of " ' quality ; do you think that the spirits of such base and " ' mean fellows...  The Gallery of Portraits: with Memoirs ... - Page 131834Full view - About this book
 | Guizot (M., François) - 1854 - 494 pages
...sons, and persons of quality. Do you think that the spirits of such base and mean fellows will be ever able to encounter gentlemen, that have honour, and courage, and resolution in them ? Take it not ill what I say — I know you will not — you must get men of a spirit that is likely... | |
 | William Carus Wilson - 1855 - 492 pages
...of good quality. And do you think that the mean spirits of such base and mean fellows will ever he able to encounter gentlemen that have honour, and...courage, and resolution in them? You must get men of spirit, and take it not ill what I say, of a spirit that is likely to go as far as gentlemen will go,... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1855 - 552 pages
...younger sons, and persons of good quality. And do you think that the mean spirits of such mean and base fellows will ever be able to encounter gentlemen that have honour, and courage, and resolution in them ? Tou must get men of a spirit — and take it not ill what I say — of a spirit that is likely to... | |
 | Charles William Gregory (shipping agent.) - 1856 - 610 pages
...are most °f them old decayed serving men and tapbreed, sters, and such kind of fellows ; and theirs are gentlemen's younger sons and persons of good quality....encounter gentlemen that have honour and courage and Wild-oatrcsolution in them ? You must get men of spirit, and, take it men' not ill what I say, of a... | |
 | HODGES SMITH - 1856 - 772 pages
...said I, their troops are gentlemen's sons, younger sons, and persons of quality. Do you think that the spirits of such base and mean fellows will ever be...that have honour, and courage, and resolution in them ? Truly, I prescribed him in this manner conscientiously, and truly I did tell him, you must get men... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1857 - 574 pages
...gentlemen's sons, younger sons, and persons of quality : do you think that the spirits of such mean and base fellows will ever be able to encounter gentlemen that...have honour, and courage, and resolution in them.' " What Cromwell did to meet the ardour of the Cavalier with a zeal equally enthusiastic, he goes on... | |
 | Temple Christian Faber - 1857 - 502 pages
...I, ' their troops are gentlemen's sons, younger sons, and persons of quality. Do you think that the spirits of such base and mean fellows will ever be...that have honour, and courage, and resolution in them 1 You must get men of a spirit ; and take it not ill what I say — I know you will not — of a spirit... | |
 | John Langton Sanford - 1858 - 672 pages
...p. 153. t Anted, pp. 87, 88. men's sons, younger sons and persons of quality; do you think that the spirits of such base and mean fellows will ever be...that have honour and courage and resolution in them ?' Truly I did represent to him in this manner conscientiously, and truly I did tell him : ' You must... | |
 | John Langton Sanford - 1858 - 650 pages
...in them ?' Truly I did represent to him in this manner conscientiously, and truly I did tell him : ' You must get men of a spirit, and take it not ill what I say — I know you will not — of a spirit that is likely to go on as far as gentlemen will go, or else... | |
 | Bezer Blundell - 1859 - 114 pages
...Hampden, " are gentlemen, sons and younger sons of persons of quality ; do you think that the spirits of base and mean fellows will ever be able to encounter...You must get men of a spirit, and take it not ill that I say, of a spirit that is like to go as far as these gentlemen will go, or else I am sure you... | |
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